The Absolutist French Monarchy Did Each of the Following EXCEPT

question 72

Multiple Choice

The absolutist French monarchy did each of the following EXCEPT

• A) dispatch road engineers from Paris to the provinces.
• B) require local officials to look to the central government for direction.
• C) control coal manufacturing.
• D) show particular concern for cultural development within France.
• E) confiscate the wealth of the aristocracy.

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